Attempting to reduce wear on its players, the NBA opened its season two weeks earlier this year, a change that reduced the number of back-to-back games and ensured teams now won't play four games in five nights.

Along with Wolves players, high school students of different colors and backgrounds were among those in attendance for a 90-minute session with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo.

Above all, Flip Saunders was a basketball fan who wanted to bring all of Minnesota's basketball fans along on the bandwagon that he planned to build with the Wolves. Drafting Karl-Anthony Towns was the start.

Their 13-game home winning streak ended amid a barrage of Houston Rockets three-pointers Tuesday, the Wolves will try to start another streak against the Lakers in their last game before the All-Star break.